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GUILLEN vs FONTANESI: WMX world title decided in Darwin

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November 1, 2026

GRRL! SUMMARY:

  • DANIELA GUILLEN heads to Darwin with a slender six-point lead for RFME National Team Spain GASGAS, making every WMX gate drop this weekend a potential title decider.
  • KIARA FONTANESI, already a six-time world champion, hunts a seventh title and her first since becoming a mother, closing fast on MXFonta Racing GASGAS.
  • LUCY BARKER sits just 13 points off the championship podium, keeping the Brit firmly in the fight for third in Darwin.
  • Reigning champion LOTTE VAN DRUNEN is 48 points back after a double win at her home Dutch GP but still mathematically alive for De Baets AIT Yamaha.
  • Wildcard LACHLAN TURNER, three-time American Pro Motocross Women’s Champion, adds spice on her Altus Blu Cru Yamaha, while COURTNEY DUNCAN races her closest-ever GP to home for Dixon Racing Kawasaki.

UPCOMING:

  • MXGP of Australia, Hidden Valley Motorsports Complex, Darwin – Saturday Nov 1, 2026 and Sunday Nov 2, 2026

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GRRL! summary based upon reporting originally appearing on dirthub.co.uk